Top ten most expensive Saudi Arabia deals this summer including Neymar, Mahrez and Mane
The transfer window in Saudi Arabia has now closed with a huge amount of world-class talent making the move to the Middle East this summer.
Following the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo in January, things have drastically changed for Saudi clubs who have now invested over £700million into more of Europe’s best players.
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From the Premier League, Manchester City treble-winners Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte both made the switch to Al Ahli and Al Nassr respectively.
Liverpool lost two stars to Saudi Arabia as Jordan Henderson and Fabinho followed former teammate Roberto Firmino to the Middle East.
Former Reds captain Henderson is now reportedly earning a whopping £700,000-a-week at Steven Gerrrard’s Al Ettifaq.
N’Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy all left Chelsea to join Saudi sides as the Blues cleared out their ever-growing squad.
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Elsewhere in Europe, superstars Neymar and Karim Benzema left PSG and Real Madrid to spearhead Saudi Arabian football alongside icon Ronaldo.
Many more star names made the move to Saudi Arabia from European sides and here are the top ten most expensive deals of the summer…
10. Sadio Mane - Bayern Munich to Al Nassr - £25m
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9. Riyad Mahrez - Manchester City to Al Ahli - £30m
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8. Gabri Veiga - Celta Vigo to Al Ahli - £34m
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7. Sergej Milinkovic-Savic - Lazio to Al Hilal - £34m
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6. Fabinho - Liverpool to Al Ittihad - £40m
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5. Aleksandar Mitrovic - Fulham to Al Hilal - £45m
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4. Ruben Neves - Wolves to Al Hilal - £47m
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3. Malcom - Zenit St. Petersburg to Al Hilal - £51m
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2. Otavio - Porto to Al Nassr - £51m
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1. Neymar - Paris Saint Germain to Al Hilal - £86m
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